US1834468A - Child's crib - Google Patents

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Dec. 1, 1931; E. MAYETTE CHILD'S CRIB .Filed Feb. 20, 1929 a Sheets-Sheet 1 his ATTORNEY Dec. 1, 1931. E, M AYETTE 1,834,468

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INVENTOR E arflayeiie his ATTORNEY Patented Dec. 1, 1931 EDGAR MAYETTE; or- ROCHESTER, NEW YORKLASSIGNORVTO KENNEDY-MCGANDLESS- LMAGS CORPORATION, OF ROCHESTER, YORK, A CORPORATION OF NEW YORKv cHII JDs oEIE Application filed February 20, 1929. I SerialNoL 341,390;

The invention relates to a knock-down criband has for its purpose to afford a simple and practical structure that can be quickly and easily taken apart or assembled without the use of screws bolts or the usual'f'astening devices that characterize childrens cribs. Y

A more particular purpose of the invention is toprovide an arrangement such that when assembled, there is a firm and rigid interlocking connection between the end and side walls at both the tops and bottoms of the latter, resulting in a steady unitary assembly.

Another'object is to afford means whereby the side walls are instantly removable, and

when assembled serve to hold both the spring heme and the end walls in proper relation" ship. I

' Still an additional purpose of the improvement is to afford a structure of the general-character set forth above, inwhich one ofthe side walls can be dropped toa lowered position, without disturbing the interlockedrelation between the side andjend walls of script-ion when read in conjunction with the the crib. I

To these and other ends the invention consists in the construction and arrangement of,

parts that will appear from thefollowing deaccompanying drawings the'novel features being pointed out in the claims following the description. a

In the drawings: V Figure 1 is a side elevation of one style of crub including a preferred embodiment of the invention:

Figure 2 is aplan view of the same: Figure 3 is an end elevation showing'one of the removable side walls inst beforeits final inwardly swinging movement when beins. assembled; b 5 V Figure 4 is an enlarged partial end elevation withparts insection showing the side wal positioned as in Figure 3;

Figure 5 is a similar end view with the side wall support lowered slightly from its upper- 3 side wall secured to its support andthe'sup p'ort arranged in lowered position; t F gure 7 is an enlarged detail end elevation showing the side wall removed slightly from 7 its support;

Figure8 is a similar end view with the side wall engaged with its support and the support' in its lowered position;

Figure 9 is a detail horizontal sectional view on'line 9--9 of Figure 8, and

Figure 10 is an edge elevation of a portion of a supporting member showing one ofthe shoes that slidably engages a track on the end wall; 7

While thestructure is susceptible of vari ous dilferent practical applications, it is here in shown in one commercial embodiment,

which is intended primarily as illustrative and not as restricting the invention to a particularform.

In generahvthe structure shown includes end walls which support a spring frame res movably, and side walls that are brought into interlocking engagement with the end walls by first dropping the side wallsdownwardly for engagement at the top and then swinging the bottoms of the side walls inwardly toward the end walls where they are held by suitable latches or looking devices, the interlocking of one of said side walls with the ends being through intermediate supporting members which are vertically slidable on the ends and adapted to be maintained in different vertical positions to permit of dropping such side wall when desired. v

Referring more particularly to the drawings inwhich like reference characters refer views, the ends of the crib are designated gen-,

erally at 1, and 2 is a springframe carrying dowels 3 adapted to engage openings in the ends 1 which thereby support the spring frame when. the sides are secured to theends. The ends are constructed so as to permit only one of the side walls to be dropped to a lowered position while at the samegtime permitting quick removability of such sidewalls when desirable to take the crib apart, and the structure will first be described with ref-- erence to the drop side. V

'tothe same parts throughout the several To accomplish this, each end is provided at one of its sides with a vertically extending track 6, see Figure 9, preferably extending beyond the front and rear faces of the end as shown to receive the overlying flanges 7 of a shoe 8 that is attached by a screw 9 to a supporting member 10. The track 6 preferably extends from a point near the top of each end to a point near the bottom, as shown in Figtires 3 andfi, and there are preferably two shoes 8 on each supporting member 10 mounted near the top and bottom respectively, and thereby guiding the latter on the track 6 as it moves from the position shown in Figure 3 to that shown in Figure 6.

. Each supporting member 10 is held in its uppermost position by a spring bolt 12, see Figures 4 and 5, controlled by a spring 13 and engaging a recess 14 in the end 1. 15 is a knob by which the operator may pull the bolt outwardly, as shownin Figure 5, in order to release the supporting member to drop. it to lowered position where it rests on a rubber buffer 16 retained by a lug 17 that is formed by bending the lower end of the track 6 upwardly upon itself as shown in Figures 6 and 8'. Except for the vertical sliding moveme-nt of the supporting members 10, as just described, the latter constitute portions of the ends 1 and are held firmly against any lateral play relatively to said ends, affording the means whereby the side is brought into interlocking engagement with the ends.

To accomplish the last stated result, each of the supporting members 10 is cut away at the top, as indicated at 21 in Figure 5, and 22 is an upwardly extending dowel for engagement with a corresponding opening 23 in the top cross-rail 2d of a side wall of the crib. At the bottom of each supporting member 10 is a cut-away portion 25 and a laterally projecting dowel 26 arranged tov engage a corresponding opening 27 in the bottom cross-rail 28 of the side wall of the crib. Said bottom rail 28 is provided on its upper side near the ends thereof with recesses, 29 to receive fingers 30- of locking devices or. catches 31 pivoted at 32 to swing on the supporting, members 10,.from the position shown y, in Figure 7 to that shown in Figure 8.

In assembling-the side of the crib. just described, assuming that the supporting mem bers 10 are in their uppermost position retained. by the spring bolts 12, as shown in Figures 3' downwardly above the dowels 22 so as to permit the openings 23 of the top rail 24 to ensaid dowen, as shown in Figures 3 and l. The lower rail 28 of the side wall is then swung'inwardly from the position shown in Figures 3 and to that shown in Figure 8, andby then. dropping the catches 31 to the position shown in Figure 8, the side is firmly held and cannot be lifted from the support ing members 10 or moved laterally until the and 4, the side wall is brought the rubber buffers 16.

The other side wall of the crib is brought into interlocking relationship with the ends in the samemanner as above described, the difference being that instead of forming separate supporting portions 10 movable vertically with reference to the ends, the side wall is supported by stationary lateral extensions preferably formed integral with or fixed to the ends 1 since it is not essential to drop but one side of the crib. The removable side wall is assembled with reference to the supporting portions 33 by the same'downward and lateral swinging movement as already described for the drop side, and similarly held in interlocked relation by movable catches.

The structure is of extreme simplicity and economical to manufacture while presenting a crib that can be shipped in knock-down form and quickly and'easily assembled without requiring a mechanic or necessitating the use of nails, screws, bolts or other attaching devices, the crib being self-contained and adapted to be fastened together in a few seconds and affording a firm, rigid assembly that permits one side wall to be dropped or elevated as desired.

l/Vhile the invention has been described with reference more particularly to certain structural details, it is not restricted to the form and arrangement of parts herein set forth, .and this application is intended to cover such modifications or departures as come within the purposes of the improvement or the scope of the following claims.

I claim: or

. 1. In a crib, the, combination of ends, removable sides having dowel-receiving openings arranged at substantially right angles to each other, dowels on the ends adapted, to engage said openings, and locking devices for. holding the sides in engagement with the ends.

2. In a crib, the combination of ends, removable sides, dowels arranged at substantially right angles to each other on one of said parts adapted to engage. similarly arranged openings on the other of said parts so that the parts may be interlocked by moving the sides initially in a vertical plane and thereafter swinging them toward the ends,

Once the side wall and devices for holding the sides inengagement with the ends. a

3. Ina crib, the combination with ends including legs and supporting portions projecting laterally beyond the legs, said supporting portions being provided at their tops with upwardly projecting dowels and at their bottoms with outwardly projecting dowels, of sides having dowel receiving openings engageable respectively'with said upper dowels byva downward movement and with said lower dowels by an inwardly swinging movement, and locking devices for holding the sides engaged with the ends.

4. In a crib, the combination of ends having legs and supporting portions projecting laterally beyond the legs, said supporting portions being cut away at the top and bottom of their outer edges to form recesses, upwardly projecting dowels located in the upper recesses, outwardly extending dowels in the lower recesses, sides having upper and lower rails adapted to be positioned in said recesses and having dowel-receiving openings adapted to cooperate with said dowels by moving the sides downwardly and swinging them inwardly thereon, and locking deviccias for holding the sides engaged with the en s.

5. In a crib, the combination of ends having legs and supporting portions, upwardly projecting dowels at the tops of said supporting portions, upwardly projecting dowels at the bottoms of said supporting portions, sides having dowel-receiving openings adapted to engage said upper dowels by a downward movement of the side and said lower dowels by an inwardly swinging move ment, and locking devices for holding the sides engaged with the ends.

6. In a crib, the combination of ends, supporting members slidably mounted on one side of the ends for vertical. movement thereon, a removable side, interengaging means on the supporting members and side whereby the side is adapted to be suspended from the supporting members, means on the supporting members adapted to engage the side when the latter is swung into engagement therewith, and locking devices for holding ihe side engaged with the supporting memers.

7. In a crib, the combination of ends, supporting members slidably mounted on one side of the ends for vertical movement thereon, means for holding the supporting members in either elevated or lowered position, a side member, interengaging means at the tops of the supporting members and side member whereby the side member may be suspended on the supporting members by a downward movement thereon, interengaging means at the bottoms of the supporting members and the side member adapted to be engaged when the side member is swung inwardly on the supporting members, and locking devices for holding the side member engaged with the supporting members.

8. In a crib, the combination of ends, suping devices for holding the lower rail in said bottom recesses.

9. In a crib, the combination with ends having tracks attached at the sides thereof parallel thereto, supporting members provided with shoes engaging said tracks to permit vertical movement, means for holding the supporting members in either ele vated or lowered positions, a removable side wall, the supporting members and side wall having cooperating dowels and dowel receiving openings at the top and bottom substantially at right angles to each other, and locking devices for holding the side wall attached to the supporting members.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto signed my name.

EDGAR MAYETTE.

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